the actor Robert BlakeHe is best remembered for the murder trial he faced at the turn of the millennium. He passed away on Thursday at the age of 89. in Los Angeles (USA). According to information from local media, the actor from the series “Barita” (1975-1978) died after suffering from a long heart disease, and the death was confirmed by his niece.
In real life The actor was accused in 2001 of killing his second wife, Bonnie Lee BuckleyThey were shot twice while sitting in Blake’s car outside a restaurant. In 2005, the actor was announced innocent in a criminal trial after learning about various episodes from the murdered woman’s shady past. However, months later, Blake was found guilty of willfully causing the death of his wife in a civil trial and ordered to pay $30 million to Buckley’s four children.
Born in New Jersey in 1933, Blake began his career as a child in films such as “Bridal Suite” (1939) and the MGM series “Our Gang”. He trained as an actor in the 1950s and landed important roles in films such as The Purple Gang (1959), This Property is Condemned (1966) or Corky (1972). He has acted in several TV series, however It was the “Baretta” that marked his career Having played the famous rule-breaking detective Tony Baretta.
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In cinema, his most notable work was his interpretation of the psychopathic killer Perry in In Cold Blood, the film based on the novel of the same name by Truman Capote. Blake has been a part of more than 160 film and television audiovisual productions, the last production the actor took part in was David Lynch’s ‘Lost Highway’ (1997).
His career was affected by the murder allegations to the point that the actor filed for bankruptcy and in 2012 published his memoirs in a book called Tales of a Bastard: What I Did for Love.
